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Early today,
bright this morning,
...just after, i awoke...
washed my face,
brushing my teeth,
sung to the amusement
of the mirror
...a song about
a sweet relationship,
i once had, then...
as i shave
...yesterdays growth away,
while my hurt feelings,
sent me reeling...
...all that it invoked...
stepping outside
...to catch a smoke
i observed, a glorious sunrise
unfolding, a new opportunity
...with something different
arriving, over the horizon
i felt ready, come what may...
although, i had ...a funny feeling,
this was not... going
to be just another, ordinary day,
gazing ...in the skies,
above
although, the thin,
wispy concentrations
of frozen condensation,
gathering ...in
an ever increasing mass
of random collections
of majestic floating
islands on parade...
building bolder,
thicker, stronger
as darkening shadows
faded to gray...
gather deeper,
as the skies become enraged
...in the distance,
lightning flashes its dire warning
...with thunder chasing clouds
a strong wind falls suddenly upon us
scattering leaves... every which way
i can smell the cool, dampness in the air
as birds flying low, seeking shelter
sleeping lights ...stagger back to life
umbrellas, suddenly appear
seems like a good day
to make the juke box fill the air
with songs from yesterdays
step away from this reality,
enjoy a beer or three...
with a friend, i haven't met
it looks ....like rain
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